- Salary
- Depends on Experience
- Work Type
- Permanent
- Work Time
- Full-time; Part-time
- Live-In
- Live-In Optional
- Bring Own Horse
- Training Available
- Non-Smoker
- Job No
- 421549
- Status
- Looking
- Updated
- 06/10/2024
- Expires
- in 2 months
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- 735
We have an opportunity for an Experienced Groom to join our professionally run competitive family Showjumping stable based in Mount White, on the NSW Central Coast, Australia.
Working as part of a team to a high standard, duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
• Ensuring all horses are accurately and correctly supplied with their feeds and supplements. • Identifying any injuries and health issues, reporting these accurately and treating them accordingly • Tacking up and untacking horses at home, training and some competitions. • Lunging, exercising where required. • Organising and packing/unpacking trucks and vehicles for competitions. • Turning out horses to a high level - including clipping, trimming and plaiting for competitions. • Ensuring the barn and stables are clean and tidy at all times, including mucking out, etc. • Any other groom duties as required.
Knowledge and experience:
• Some previous competition grooming experience would be highly regarded. • Must be competent in handling horses of all sizes including large, fit competition horses • Experience in bandaging, wound care, administering medications and providing general first aid (familiarity with FEI rules and regulations regarding treatments etc is an advantage but not essential) • Experience and confidence in driving horse trucks and floats (licence to drive a medium/heavy ridged truck is highly desirable, however not essential)
The ability to work as part of a team as well as an individual is essential, as is a positive and “can do” attitude.
Love for the horse and the sport are most important.
Benefits:
• We offer the successful candidate very comfortable accommodation, with the use of a vehicle if required and a competitive salary package commensurate with experience.
- Employer No
- 413984
- Location
- Central Coast Mc, New South Wales, Australia
Elite family showjumping team looking for a very experienced competition groom. Duties will include working with the team on the yard at home, and travelling to competitions around Australia.